Court Orders Jaco Enterprises to Pay $85,000 in Forced Compliance With EEOC Sexual Harassment Conciliation

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Jaco Enterprises, L.L.C., a transportation company offering services throughout Kentucky, agreed to the entry of a court judgment for $85,000 to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a female employee filed a charge with the agency, alleging that she was sexually assaulted and harassed by a male employee and that other women were similarly harassed by the same employee. Upon reaching a pre-litigation settlement through the EEOC's administrative conciliation process, Jaco's president signed a conciliation agreement which required the company to pay $70,000 to the charging party and $25,000 to other aggrieved women. But Jaco breached the agreement by failing to pay any of the monetary relief.

The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Jaco Enterprises, LLC, Case No. 26-cv-182) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

"Employers need to pay when they have agreed to settle the serious matter of a sexual harassment charge," said Kenneth Bird, regional attorney for the EEOC's Indianapolis District Office. "Companies that fail to honor conciliation agreements should expect the EEOC to file suit to enforce the terms of such agreements."

After being served with the EEOC's lawsuit, Jaco made an initial $10,000 payment to the charging party. Pursuant to the consent judgment entered, Jaco must pay the remaining $85,000 plus applicable statutory interest.

For more information on sexual harassment, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/sexual-harassment .

The EEOC's Indianapolis District Office has jurisdiction over Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky and parts of Ohio.

The EEOC is the sole federal agency authorized to investigate and litigate against businesses and other private sector employers for violations of federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. For public sector employers, the EEOC shares jurisdiction with the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. The EEOC also is responsible for coordinating the federal government's employment antidiscrimination effort. More information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov .